Anatomy of the pulmonary artery catheter |
Insertion of the pulmonary artery catheter |
Troubleshooting the insertion of the pulmonary artery catheter |
Indications contraindications and complications of pulmonary artery catherisation |
Physiology of pulmonary artery wedge pressure measurement |
The relationship of PAWP to left atrial pressure |
Assumptions upon which rests the validity of pulmonary artery wedge pressure measurement |
Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure |
Measurement of pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure |
Measurement of cardiac output by indicator dilution |
Fick's Principle of cardiac output measurement |
Derived values from cardiac output measurement devices |
Thermodilution measurement of cardiac output by PA catheter |
Using the PA catheter to guide haemodynamic management |